How we improved end-of-life care in our practice
Dr Victoria Middleton explains how her practice has increased the number of patients on its palliati...
New average fees released for GP private and professional work
GP practices should be updating their prices for non-NHS services following the publication of avera...
Viewpoint: How GPs can help smokers quit for good
GPs play a crucial role in identifying smokers and signposting expert support. Martin Dockrell, Publ...
Tips to help practices cope with winter pressures
There have been dire predictions about how well the NHS will cope this winter and the health service...
Caring for patients at a nursing home - medico-legal advice
Dr Claire Harrison, medicolegal consultant at Medical Protection, discusses the challenges associate...
How can GPs access the winter indemnity scheme?
This is the fourth year NHS England has run the winter indemnity scheme, which aims to cover the cos...
5 ways GPs can encourage patients with asthma to have the flu jab
Asthma UK estimates that colds and flu put 4m people at risk of life threatening asthma attacks. The...
What GPs need to know about new guidance on reflection
MDU medico-legal adviser Dr Ellie Mein explains new guidance, which aims to reassure doctors of the ...
Minimising risk when running vaccination campaigns
With practices' flu vaccination campaigns about to get underway, MDDUS medical adviser Dr Naeem Naze...
Medico-legal: Personal belief in the practice
MDU adviser Dr Kathryn Leask explains how personal beliefs may affect decisions made in the surgery....
